11.0% ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Wasleys · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Wasleys
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 36.3% of people in Wasleys (L) provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While family care is common here, community volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade. This creates a contrast between high levels of home-based care and low levels of formal community service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply in Wasleys (L), with only 11.0% of people now volunteering. This is well below the South Australian figure of 17.0% and represents a 15 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 36.3% of people doing so, which is far above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 24.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while 10.6% provide other forms of unpaid care.
10.6% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.3% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Military service is more common in Wasleys (L) than in most areas. At 4.4%, the proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Wasleys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421039/wasleys/topic/community